HERRERA BEUTLER, JAIME (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), H7684 [4NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H5238 [15JY]

Africa: encourage countries to provide first-time access to electricity and power services for a minimum number of people in sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2847), H5981 [15SE]

Airports: provide for private lactation areas in the terminals of large and medium hub airports (see H.R. 2530), H3559 [21MY]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H5776 [29JY]

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 1989), H2463 [23AP]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 469), H583 [26JA]

——— improve response to victims of child sex trafficking (see H.R. 246), H641 [27JA]

——— increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (see H.R. 468), H583 [26JA]

China: call for an end to forced organ harvesting, investigate organ transplant abuses, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and respond to state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 343), H5976 [11SE]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see H.R. 431), H664 [28JA]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H1372 [26FE]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 285), H482 [21JA]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 181), H583 [26JA]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 159), H482 [21JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: amend the fresh fruit and vegetable program under the National School Lunch Program to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 3532), H6750 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 401), H858 [5FE]

Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1519), H2773 [30AP]

——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 3594), H6308 [28SE]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 3177), H6139 [17SE]

Dept. of HHS: designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H1723 [17MR]

——— develop and disseminate evidence-based best practices for health care professionals to recognize victims of a severe form of trafficking and respond to such individuals appropriately (see H.R. 398), H641 [27JA]

——— establish an interagency coordinating committee on pulmonary hypertension (see H.R. 3520), H6189 [22SE]

——— make grants to States for screening and treatment for maternal depression (see H.R. 3235), H7190 [26OC]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H5849 [8SE]

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1859), H6981 [16OC]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H4243 [11JN]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H4003 [9JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H2656 [29AP]

——— train personnel to effectively deter, detect, disrupt, and prevent human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities (see H.R. 460), H641 [27JA]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 188), H583 [26JA]

Dept. of State: prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (see H.R. 514), H583 [26JA]

Dept. of the Interior: designate the Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and establish Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge (see H.R. 2270), H2876 [12MY]

Dept. of Transportation: improve condition and performance of the national multimodal freight network (see H.R. 3398), H5767 [29JY]

——— prohibit funding to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 1861), H2306 [16AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1067 [13FE]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H5298 [20JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H190 [9JA]

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 1130), H6228 [24SE]

Drugs: exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H2773 [30AP]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H530 [22JA]

EPA: provide assistance to protect water quality of Puget Sound (see H.R. 3630), H7028 [20OC]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 597), H2115 [26MR]

——— reauthorize and reform (see H.R. 3611), H6308 [28SE]

FAA: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see H.R. 1062), H2155 [13AP]

Federal agencies and departments: establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relative to ocean acidification (see H.R. 1967), H2417 [22AP]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 427), H5172 [14JY]

——— require the use of two-phase selection procedures when design-build contracts are suitable for award to small business concerns (see H.R. 1666), H2156 [13AP]

Financial institutions: exclude credit union loans secured by certain non-owner occupied family dwellings from the definition of member business loan (see H.R. 1422), H7027 [20OC]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H2794 [1MY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H7390 [2NO]

Flowers: express that domestically grown flowers support farmers, small businesses, jobs, and economy of the U.S. and enhance the ability of people to honor their mothers on Mother’s Day (see H. Res. 245), H2792 [1MY]

——— recognize the daisy as the flower for military caregivers (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3561 [21MY]

FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 1737), H3254 [15MY]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4593 [23JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5777 [29JY]

Human rights: identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (see H.R. 350), H404 [14JA]

Immigration: provide relief for adoptive families from immigrant visa fees in certain situations (see H.R. 2922), H4770 [25JN]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H1618 [4MR]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2744), H5776 [29JY]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 1854), H3921 [8JN]

——— mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (see H.R. 515), H584 [26JA]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H3214 [14MY]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H5848 [8SE]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H1850 [23MR]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H6975 [9OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H4137 [10JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H2212 [14AP]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H6228 [24SE]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 244), H5848 [8SE]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H2154 [13AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H4003 [9JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve electronic health records meaningful use programs (see H.R. 3309), H6308 [28SE]

——— provide a grace period for physicians and other health care providers in transitioning from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (see H.R. 2652), H3913 [4JN]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 2646), H6228 [24SE]

NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see H. Res. 458), H6788 [1OC]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (see H.R. 34), H105 [7JA]

NSF: support existing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (see H.R. 1020), H1117 [24FE]

Pacific Maritime Association: resolve labor negotiations with International Longshore and Warehouse Union with assistance of a mediator and allow Presidential intervention if ports shut down due to a lack of settlement (see H. Res. 108), H1085 [20FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H6307 [28SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1033 [12FE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H1524 [2MR]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H1807 [19MR]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 699), H810 [4FE]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H814 [4FE]

Recreational vehicles: study proposed vehicle handling requirements for recreational off-highway vehicles and prohibit adoption of such requirements prior to completion of the study (see H.R. 999), H1502 [27FE]

Silvis, IL: mint coins in recognition and celebration of Hero Street, USA (see H.R. 2525), H3559 [21MY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 534), H8861 [1DE]

Social Security: provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 546), H638 [27JA]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 842), H916 [10FE]

Taxation: limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H4957 [8JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H2879 [12MY]

——— modify taxation of hard cider (see H.R. 600), H2211 [14AP]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H667 [30JA] (see H.R. 2061), H2800 [5MY]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2434), H8414 [19NO]

——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see H.R. 1542), H7090 [21OC]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H41 [6JA]

——— repeal increase in income threshold used to determine medical care deduction (see H.R. 3590), H6750 [30SE]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 594), H814 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: establish education programs for patients and health care providers on cell-free DNA prenatal screening (see H.R. 3441), H5787 [4AU]

FDA: establish certain requirements relative to labeling of pollock and golden king crab as being from Alaska (see H.R. 3806), H7137 [22OC]

Fish and fishing: make authority of Washington, Oregon, and California to manage Dungeness crab fisheries permanent (see H.R. 2168), H2768 [30AP]

——— reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species (see H.R. 564), H639 [27JA]

Health: preserve rights of employers and employees to maintain insurance coverage through association health plans (see H. Res. 397), H5769 [29JY]

Hydroelectric power: promote and support (see H. Res. 351), H4955 [8JY]

Water Resources Development Act: allow certain private entities to receive expedited permits (see H.R. 3349), H5765 [29JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: establish education programs for patients and health care providers on cell-free DNA prenatal screening (H.R. 3441), H5788 [4AU]

FDA: establish certain requirements relative to labeling of pollock and golden king crab as being from Alaska (H.R. 3806), H7138 [22OC]

Fish and fishing: make authority of Washington, Oregon, and California to manage Dungeness crab fisheries permanent (H.R. 2168), H2771 [30AP]

——— reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species (H.R. 564), H640 [27JA]

Water Resources Development Act: allow certain private entities to receive expedited permits (H.R. 3349), H5772 [29JY]

Remarks

Abortion: condemn, and call for investigation of, video of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, H5321 [21JY]

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service, H3163 [14MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3163 [14MY]

Dept. of Transportation: allow all States to compete for bus and bus facility funding and transfer the funds to the nationwide Competitive Bus Grants, H7685 [4NO]

Federal agencies and departments: reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 185), H253 [13JA]

Fish and fishing: make authority of Washington, Oregon, and California to manage Dungeness crab fisheries permanent (H.R. 2168), H6820 [6OC]

IRS: funding, H2221 [15AP]

——— reform, H2221 [15AP]

National Preeclampsia Awareness Month: observance, E717• [15MY]

Nierenberg, David and Patricia: PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Foundation Nat Giustina Philanthropy Award recipients, E583• [23AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), Senate amendments, H7685 [4NO]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7685 [4NO]

Taxation: make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (H.R. 622), H2287 [16AP]

Votes: position on missed, E1241• [9SE], E1681• [1DE], E1713• [7DE]

Tributes

Baker, Nancy, E1697• [2DE]

Lynch, Ed, H2970 [14MY]